The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jason Smith finished 846th of 1,006 men in the Open division at Bologna 2026, in 1:37:34.
Legs and stations told different stories: 44% of the field beaten on the runs, 8% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:17 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:17 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Bologna gained about 2:23. 2:46 slower than at London Excel 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:38Running 1 4:34v median +0:06
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Block 02 8:11Running 2 4:27v median −0:05
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Block 03 10:48Running 3 5:13v median +0:15
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Block 04 13:14Running 4 5:15v median +0:22
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Block 05 10:32Running 5 4:56v median −0:03
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Block 06 8:19Running 6 4:49v median −0:01
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Block 07 12:51Running 7 4:49v median +0:00
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Block 08 15:56Running 8 6:03v median +0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:10
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 998
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 998 men who finished.